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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1920
Page
1
A historic gift transfers stock to fund the college education of a young man beginning life. The donor expresses pride in guiding the recipient toward a solid start in higher learning and the future value of a technical education at the institution.
An engine and three passenger cars, traveling over 20 miles an hour, ran wild after being abandoned by the crew along the Portsmouth division main line. They smashed into a freight car in the Salem yard of the Boston & Maine railroad, near the depot and tunnel before reaching the Beverly drawbridge.
The French steamer Afrique carrying passengers from Bordeaux to Dakar sank in the Bay of Biscay after a weeklong leak and a severe storm. Rescue efforts were hampered by raging seas and a slow response from nearby vessels, leaving hundreds dead.
A Chicago man who departed Saturday for Providence has vanished along with his sister and a Romanian companion. Police and nationwide search efforts persist to locate all three individuals, with officials urging any sightings to be reported immediately.
A notice states price for sugar to consumers at 17 1 4 cents per pound and that no exports will occur until U S conditions permit. The statement outlines consumer payment terms and the policy restricting exports under current conditions.
New York January 12 A price of 14 three quarters cents per pound for granulated sugar refined from the new crop has been set for wholesale and manufacturing trade by the American Sugar Refining Company The move follows a Sugar Equalization Board fixed price of 9 cents which yielded profits for wholesalers and retailers to 10 1 2 cents per pound and an extra penny for middlemen The dispatch notes Jeanne Anna Dio AY a protege of Jane Addams has been missing from Hull House Chicago for 14 days.
In Chicago the disappearance of John De Kay, his sister Jeanne Anna DeKay, and Romanian friend Miss Dadiez Salter unsettles investigators. Across New York and Providence, searches proceed without leads, while reports hint at Mexican plots and Soviet links fueling the intrigue.
George Eastman explains he disclosed himself at M I T because he had to comply with law. The "mysterious Mr. Smith" admitted to revealing his identity after seven and a half years of keeping it hidden from thousands of Tech students.
Coolidge presidential headquarters were opened in the Hotel Raleigh Washington with James B. Reynolds, former secretary of the Republican national committee, in charge. A suite of six rooms has been reserved for the campaign. Continued on Page 7-Fourth Col.
An engineer, fireman, conductor, and brakeman were burned and shaken in a train wreck. The crash wrecked the engine and dropped its bottom onto the tracks, with the fire chief describing damage and injuries.
Shuttle trains will run in addition to current Boston Elevated service on Atlantic avenue during morning and evening rush hours between North and South stations starting next Saturday. General Manager Edward Dana said the move will boost rush hour frequency and capacity, and, with trains through the Washington street tunnel, provide through service to South station.
The steamer Ceylon traveling from Bordeaux to Buenos Ayres, aided by two Rochefort tugs, faced a fatal hurricane and towering seas. Attempts to tow the vessel failed as lifeboats and rafts were crushed or cast away. The Delay rescued two boats with occupants while other survivors drifted on liferafts.
The American legation in Pekin has been directed by the State Department to seek the French consul at Yunnanfu assistance to secure the release of Rev. A. L. Shelton, an American missionary held for ransom by Tibetan brigands. The department notes no American consul is nearer than Canton.
Earthquake in central Italy killed about 29 000 people in 1915. Terrific storm on New England coast, worst in 16 years that same year. One year ago today the U S alone could save Europe from Bolshevik terror. Allies agreed on new terms for Germany.
John Dodge, Detroit automobile maker, lies near crisis at the Ritz Carlton New York as pneumonia from influenza worsens. His brother Horace Dodge, also ill here, is recovering, according to physicians.
Forecast for southern New England calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions Tuesday with snow or rain by night. Wednesday should be colder and clearing. Northern New England likewise warms Tuesday then snow, with local snows in New Hampshire and Vermont. Strong winds develop from the south, shifting west and northwest by Wednesday.
A massive cake of ice in the East River sank the barge Adelia Hicks. The vessel carried a groceries cargo valued at 15000 dollars. The captain and three crew members were rescued by longshoremen.
Jan 12 Lebanon New Hampshire students fled Hanover Street School when a recess fire broke out. One boy fractured a leg and several children suffered minor injuries while a fireman severed his hands on broken glass. The schoolhouse burned to the ground and investigators suspect an overheated furnace caused the blaze.
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